SBIR/STTR Research Award
Development of Innovative Shape Memory Alloy Connections and Dampers for Frame Structures Under Extreme Loading
Award amount
$99,544Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- SEISMIC ISOLATION ENGINEERING, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2004-08-02
- Contract end date
- 2005-02-01
- UEI
- JZUKK4MDMB27
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- A04-T023
Research abstract
The work outlined in this Phase I proposal will advance recently developed SMA beam-column connection concepts toward practical implementation. The work consists of three main tasks: (i) a materials characterization and development program focused on large diameter NiTi martensitic and superelastic bars that will evaluate size effects and thermomechanical processing on stress-strain properties for a range of loading; (ii) designing and analytically investigating the seismic response of a partially-restrained MRF building with SMA beam-column connections, and a building with SMA brace dampers, and (iii) the development of practical design concepts for SMA beam-column connections and preliminary recommendations for the design of structures incorporating SMA connections.
Technology keywords
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